Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform

Flexera has announced the latest release of its new open source security and compliance platform, FlexNet Code Insight.

The release helps companies stay ahead of Open Source Software (OSS) vulnerabilities and license compliance through fast, automated scans and continuous monitoring of open source software for any new issues.

Vulnerabilities can be uncovered and remediated early in the process, which reduces risk and saves cost and effort.

In today’s changing environment, applications that are deemed low risk now may need to be analysed at a different level tomorrow.

FlexNet Code Insight enables companies to adjust their processes quickly and adjust scan depth for different applications in their software estate based on risk profiles.

“While resources always remain tight, it’s also important that organisations aren’t caught off guard. The unknown is what keeps people up at night,” says Flexera product management vice president Jeff Luszcz.

Rich vulnerability data and advisories

Alerts and analyses are only as good as the data behind them.

FlexNet Code Insight integrates with data from the National Vulnerability Database and Secunia Research at Flexera to alert companies of any vulnerabilities in current applications, or previously shipped applications.

Secunia Research provides deep-level analysis of the vulnerabilities, and an assessment of the vulnerability’s impact on systems.

The release comes with extensive data for 13 million open source components, support for 25 languages and over 70 extensions, and an extensive detection framework to track and monitor open source and third-party code.